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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Quintet
Rigaudon
Reprise
Intermezzo
2. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Verismo
Medley
Partita
Maestro
3. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.
Cantata
Atonal
Recital
Staccato
4. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Verismo
Opera
Temperament
Hymn
5. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Octave
Grave
Slide
Voice
6. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Modulation
Rigaudon
Madrigal
Cadenza
7. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Requiem
Ligature
Portamento
Overture
8. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.
Scale
Instrumentation
Falsetto
Fugue
9. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
Classicism
Musette
Staccato
Recitative
10. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Staccato
Neoclassical
Consonance
Sextet
11. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Serenade
Tuning
Requiem
Parody
12. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Glissando
Encore
Scale
Notation
13. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Stretto
Timbre
Mezzo
Orchestra
14. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Expressionism
Intonation
Sonata
Espressivo
15. The structure of a piece of music.
Tone less
Orchestra
Form
Classical
16. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Part
Leitmotif
Atonal
Piano
17. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Presto
Sonata form
Rhythm
Clef
18. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Chord
Leading note
Allegro
Rococo
19. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Pastoral
Parody
Monotone
Voice
20. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700's to mid 1800's. The music was spare and emotionally reserved - especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.
Clavier
Tonal
Classical
Time Signature
21. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Polytonality
Treble
Resonance
Sextet
22. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.
Choir
Development
Root
Part
23. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Tremolo
Beat
Partial
Consonance
24. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.
Polytonality
Interpretation
Madrigal
Whole note
25. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800's and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.
Classicism
Tablature
Musicology
Tuning
26. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
Key
Rubato
Polyphony
Leitmotif
27. The movement of chords in succession.
Progression
Ligature
EnharmonicInterval
Cadenza
28. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Encore
Opus
Baroque
Chant
29. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Galliard
Dynamics
Madrigal
Tutti
30. The structure of a piece of music.
Counterpoint
Sonata form
Form
Conductor
31. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
Dynamics
Obbligato
Piano
Orchestration
32. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Major
Tutti
Libretto
Rondo
33. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Deceptive cadence
Capriccio
Homophony
March
34. Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone.
Scale
Interlude
Sonata form
Ornaments
35. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.
Grazioso
Parody
Tonal
Tonality
36. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
Fifth
Septet
Drone
Exposition
37. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Madrigal
Octave
Measure
Quadrille
38. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
Nonet
Drone
Septet
Harmony
39. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.
Partita
Forte
Sonata
Piano
40. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Scherzo
Cantata
Beat
Ostinato
41. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Intermezzo
Mezzo
Encore
Sequence
42. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Cantabile
Glee
Ensemble
Madrigal
43. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Minuet
Triad
Tritone
Tutti
44. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Tone less
Quartet
Overture
Key
45. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Pentatonic Scale
Fugue
Accessible
Glee
46. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Soprano
Impromptu
Encore
Polyphony
47. A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
Intermezzo
Flat
Baroque
Temperament
48. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Classical
Tablature
Instrumentation
Encore
49. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Dynamics
System
Pastoral
Virtuoso
50. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.
Obbligato
String Quartet
Register
Motif